Chocolate Covered Cherries Recipe
Sweet homemade chocolate covered cherries are just like you buy them in the box! Enjoy these sweet treats all year long.
Servings: 10
Ingredients
- 30 maraschino cherries with stems
- 3 tablespoons butter softened
- 3 tablespoons corn syrup
- 2 cups powdered sugar sifted
- 1 pound chocolate candy coating
Instructions
- Drain cherries and set on paper towels to dry.
- Combine butter and corn syrup, in a medium bowl, until smooth. Stir in powdered sugar and mix to form a dough. Chill for 30 minutes.
- Wrap each cherry in 1 teaspoon of dough and chill again in the freezer for 20-30 minutes.
- While cherries are chilling, melt candy coating according to package directions. Dip each cherry in the chocolate and place on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet.
- Chill cherries until set and ENJOY!
Notes
STORE in an airtight container in a cool place for up to 6 weeks. Unlike most homemade goods, these are best after 1-2 weeks instead of only good for 1-2 weeks.
FREEZE. When you put these homemade chocolate covered cherries in the freezer the cherries are likely to expand and break the chocolate layer. This makes a huge mess, which is why we don’t recommend freezing this candy.
Nutrition
Serving: 10g | Calories: 426kcal | Carbohydrates: 68g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 9mg | Sodium: 48mg | Potassium: 5mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 67g | Vitamin A: 112IU | Calcium: 10mg | Iron: 1mg